Amway drags Flipkart to court for 'unauthorised' selling of its goods: report

Updated : October 19, 2018 08:40 AM IST

The US company also accused sellers on Flipkart of erasing the unique code on lids and silver foil seals, making it impossible to trace the source, the sources added.

Amway confirmed with the paper that it has sought 'judicial intervention in the interest of consumer safety' and said it has sent notices to Flipkart asking it to bar such sellers from the platform but has failed to do so.

Amway has taken Walmart-owned Flipkart to the Delhi High Court, accusing the company of “unauthorised” selling of Amway products on the ecommerce platform, The Economic Timesreported.

The US-owned company has alleged that the e-tailer “contradicts” India's guidelines that mandate ecommerce firms to seek prior permission from direct-selling companies like Amway to list their products online, a person familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

Another source told the ET that Amway’s sales representatives are bound by the company’s code of ethics that bar representatives from selling the products through other platforms.

Flipkart didn’t respond to queries sent by the newspaper while Amway said it believes in conducting business ethically and is committed to help its direct sellers succeed.